Third Cincinnati title for Federer

World number one Roger Federer took the Cincinnati Masters title for the third time with a straight-set win over fourth seed Novak Djokovic.

Federer followed up Saturdays semi-final defeat of Andy Murray with a 6-1 7-5 win against Djokovic. After dominating the first set,Federer had to fight back from a break down in the second to seal victory.

Federer also won Cincinnati in 2005 and 2007,and Sundays victory gives him a 61st career title.

Bhupathi-Knowles crash out

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles six-match winning streak ended with a semi-final loss to Wimbledon champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic,6-4 6-3.